But he announced no further appointments, keeping candidates and the public guessing about the shape of the administration that will take office on January 20.

Trump, who has not held a news conference since his election on November 8, issued a video on Monday evening outlining some of his plans for his first day in office, including formally declaring his intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, trade deal, which he called "a potential disaster for our country".

The 12-nation TPP, of which Australia is a member, is Democratic President Barack Obama's signature trade initiative and was signed by the US earlier this year but has not been ratified by the US Senate.

The president-elect said he would replace the accord with bilaterally negotiated trade deals that would "bring jobs and industry back on to American shores".

Related Articles

"My agenda will be based on a simple core principle: putting America first. Whether it's producing steel, building cars or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right here on our great homeland, America, creating wealth and jobs for American workers," he said.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday the TPP "would be meaningless without the United States".

Trump said he would cancel some restrictions on producing energy in the US on his first day in office, particularly shale oil and "clean coal", which he said would create "many millions of high-paying jobs".

He promised to direct the Labor Department to investigate abuses of visa programs for immigrant workers.

The main US visa program for technology workers could face tough scrutiny under Trump and his proposed attorney-general, US senator Jeff Sessions, a longtime critic of the program.

Trump has so far picked two cabinet members and three top White House advisers.

Trump held an off-the-record meeting with a group of television anchors and executives on Monday afternoon and was scheduled to meet with print media representatives on Tuesday.

The Washington Post reported that four participants at Monday's meeting described it as a contentious but generally respectful session.

They told the Post that Trump singled out reporting of his campaign by CNN and NBC that he considered to be unfair.

Trump also returned to Twitter on Monday night, saying "many people" would like to see Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage as British ambassador to the US. "He would do a great job!"

Farage, who helped lead the successful referendum fight for Britain to leave the European Union, spoke at a Trump rally during the US campaign and visited the president-elect after his victory.

Trump's first meeting on Monday was with Iraq war veteran Gabbard, a representative from Hawaii who backed US senator Bernie Sanders in his unsuccessful 2016 Democratic presidential nominating contest against Hillary Clinton.

The "frank and positive" discussion focused on the war in Syria, counterterrorism and other foreign policy issues, Gabbard said in a statement. She did not say whether a cabinet role was part of the discussion.

Gabbard has veered from Democratic Party positions at times, backing policies cracking down on immigration to the United States by Muslims.

Fallin told reporters she was not offered a position but discussed "a wide range of topics" with Trump.

Trump's transition team said Perry, the former Texas governor, was being considered for cabinet posts including defence, energy and veterans affairs.